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A Police Inspector in Akwa Ibom State Police Command, who killed a commercial motorcyclist, over N20 is facing death by hanging, the Court of Appeal in Calabar has affirmed. Inspector Moses Akpaete, who led a team of three other officers on patrol of Uyo metropolis, was said to have killed Felix Kenneth Akpan along Abak Road, Uyo on October 15, 2015. The apex court, Tuesday, upheld the judgment of Justice Ifiok Ukana of Uyo High Court which had sentenced the police inspector to death. This is as the Court of Appeal in Calabar dismissed the appeal filed by Stephen Anona…

A 55-year-old man from Odot 1 village, Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom is in hot soup over alleged forceful carnal knowledge of her stepdaughter, a crime that looks like an incest. In the process, the suspect, one Udo Ekong Esau is alleged to have impregnated a 15-year-old Glory Etim Effiong of the same address sometime in March 2020. The Criminal Code of Laws of Akwa Ibom State (2000) Nigeria Vol. 2 stipulates harsh punitve measure for offenders of the crime and for committing it with a minor. A press release issued on Tuesday by CSP N-Nudam K.…

By: Akanimo Sampson More than 16.2 million people are currently dealing with crisis levels of acute hunger in some of the world’s food crisis hotspots due to the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, 135 million people worldwide were already coping with acute hunger caused by conflict, climate shocks, and economic downturns, according to the 2020 edition of the Global Report on Food Crises, produced by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the European Union and 13 other partners. Another 183 million were at risk of being pushed into extreme hunger if faced with an additional stressor. As part of the revised…

Two suspected rapists from Akwa Ibom State may spend the rest of their life on earth in the correctional centre if the law court convicts them of the crime. The suspects- a 25-year-old Ofonime Emmanuel Essien of 15 Iba Oku Street, Uyo and Frank Okon- were said to have gang raped an NYSC member (named withheld) who is on a primary assignment in Uyo. A press release issued by CSP N-Nudam K. Fredrick on Tuesday, June 9, the state Police Public Relations Officer, said following a complaint by the corps member on 24th May, 2020, detectives of SCIID, Uyo swung…

The Southern Ukanafun Clan Council has called on the adherents of the Qua Iboe Church, Nigeria and the United Evangelical Church to sheathe their sword in the ongoing land dispute  capable of plunging Ukanafun again into another era of crisis, unrest and bloodshed. The clan head, Chief Friday Ukoh,  made the proclamation at his palace in Ikot Akpa Nkuk, headquarters of Ukanafun Local Government Area over “Ikot Esa Akpan Uko Udondok land,” a lingering feud arising from the ownership, control and management of landed property. The Council said that the decision was made in the best interest of the area,…

The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Projects (SERAP) Monday described as retrogrossive the reported suspension of Executive Order 10 by President Buhari, allegedly due to pressure from governors. The order seeks to grant financial autonomy to state legislature and judiciary in the country. SERAP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal & advocacy organsation devoted to promoting transparency, accountability & respect for socio-economic rights in Nigeria tweets Tuesday, “Governors should allow reforms to end impunity.” President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the suspension gazetting the executive order. Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti and chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), who told state house correspondents…

Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has sent an emotional message to his wife on her birthday, “Happy birthday to the Angel that lights up my life. It is the anniversary of your birth, and my life will have no meaning without you in it.” Akpabio who celebrated his wife, Unoma Ekaette who clocked 49 on June 9 tweeted “Happy birthday my jewel of inestimable value. May the grace of God continue to dwell in your life today and forever. Amen.” Unoma was born on June 9, 1971 to the family of late Godwin and Beatrice Nkemdilim Ejike…

The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, as a public holiday to mark 2020 Democracy Day Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the announcement on behalf of the FG, called on Nigerians to continue to cherish the selfless efforts made to attain democracy. In the statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in Minister of Interior Georgina Ehuriah, the Minister commended Nigerians for the entrenchment of democratic rule in the country and reassured “Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitment to battling the scourge of COVID-19 with the cooperation of all Nigerians”. Aregbesola added that President Muhammadu…

By: Akanimo Sampson Weighed down by an unbearable debt burden of $35 billion to passengers for cancelled flights, airline operators are currently pleading with the authorities for a grace period. A UN top trade official says to date, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that airlines owe $35 billion to passengers. IATA is, however, advocating for governments to delay the requirement for immediate refunds and allow companies to offer vouchers for future travels or refunds once the COVID-19 crisis period is over. Already, 4.5 million flights are expected to be cancelled until June 30 as global lockdowns to contain…

The Patriarch of Mboho Akwa Afaha, a socio-cultural organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Okon Mkpong, has journeyed into eternity. Mkpong, said to have bowed out of the earthly race on Sunday, was the President of the organization in which Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel is a member. Though of Ibibio stock, Udom who hails from Awa Iman in Onna local government area comes from Afaha, one single cultural group that boasts of kinsmen in virtually all the local government areas in the state. Ekemini Mkpong, the son of the deceased who broke the news to Straightnews in a telephone…